Halfway through the magazine, Leo found something that wasn't listed in the table of contents. Tucked between a satirical ad for "X-Ray Specs" and a DIY guide for building a birdhouse out of popsicle sticks was a handwritten note on a yellowed scrap of paper.

That summer, didn't just give Leo a story to read—it gave him one to live.

The cover featured a psychedelic, hand-drawn illustration of a cat wearing aviator sunglasses, lounging on a slice of pepperoni pizza that was floating through a nebula. It was absurd, it was colorful, and it was exactly what Leo needed to escape another long summer in the suburbs.